A few images going into the holiday letter

[Gary Allan]

Here you go, Mark. More wholesome goodness than you deserve.


By geeaea

 

[Oldmoparguy1]

Mark deserves a good slap for what he is thinking.....

 

[Gary Allan]

Eh

Hard to beat a hound just for having his ears perk up and putting his nose to the wind ...

 

[Johnny]

I sure hope this young lady does not know her picture is being posted and talked about on this site.

Nice family Gary.

 

[Gary Allan]

Thanks, Johnny.

Now that you mention it, I probably won't link Elizabeth to this tread

I haven't seen any of my BIL's family since the kids were very young. They've grown up in Florida and I've never made any of the trips to see them. I know Meredith and Aubrie much better ..but I'm still a negligent uncle. Byproduct of being an only child, I guess

 

[tom slick]

Hey Gary, that's a great lookin' Family. I figure as long as everyone is loving life who cares what what anyone looks like.

 

[oilboy123]

Nice family. Everyone looks happy.

 

[greenaccord02]

Good looking family you have! Looks like ya'll have a good time together, too. I had forgotten that there were Amish folks up your way.

Strange to see your picture after knowing you only by your online personality. I like the goatee, it suits you.

 

[Papa Bear]

"Strange to see your picture after knowing you only by your online personality."

That would likely apply to most of us here....

 

[Pablo]

I was thinking the same. People are really bummed when they find out I'm not Latvian.

 

[Oldmoparguy1]

Originally Posted By: Pablo
I was thinking the same. People are really bummed when they find out I'm not Latvian.


I thought you were Chinese..

 

[Pablo]

That too.

 

[Gary Allan]

Thanks to all for the kind comments.

Originally Posted By: greenaccord02
Good looking family you have! Looks like ya'll have a good time together, too. I had forgotten that there were Amish folks up your way.


Well, we're not necessarily at our best here (

) ..but we ams what we ams. I'm so fortunate to really have the love of family and the opportunity to share time with them pretty often. Our oldest children treat us like good friends as well as loved parents. I hope that this will be true for the youngest when she eventually leaves the house. All in due time, I suspect.

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Strange to see your picture after knowing you only by your online personality. I like the goatee, it suits you.


This is usually the case. It's much like (I imagine) where actors/actresses don't have personalities that resemble their on screen persona. They're not like they act like ..most of us don't look like we act like.

Remember, I didn't always look this way

The goatee (G-Man says that it's technically a "Van Dyke") is hiding the pelican pouch under the chin

I trim it up to non-ZZ Top spec's once and a while

 

[MarkC]

Originally Posted By: Oldmoparguy1
Mark deserves a good slap for what he is thinking.....

Only if she's doing the slapping!

 

[Oldmoparguy1]

Heh heh...

Should of thought of that......

Your a bad boy.......

 

[Pablo]

Have we established an age of Mark's fantasy victim?

 

[Gary Allan]

She should be around 23-24. She was the second grandchild from the Kendig offspring's bondings and born a year or two after my son. I guess you could consider her an adult. I have a hard time viewing anyone under 30 as an adult. I think I was 18 until I was 23-24 ...then I was 24 until I was about 27 ..27 until I was about 35 ...maybe I caught up with myself at 40...and now I think I'm on the other end of it...feeling 65 at (nearly) 53.

 

[Papa Bear]

I'm 65 and feeling 53 ....

Maybe too much Christmas cheer.....

Actually, the granddaughter does that to me

 

[Mr Nice]

Nice family photos Gary.

My wife has always wanted to visit Pennsylvania to sight see and go to the Amish shops.

 

[OVERKILL]

Fantastic pictures Gary!